kneehighs Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 For those reading this who might attend Harvard, well, new statutes were just enacted protecting transgender expression rights (the umbrella under which freestyling would fall legally). http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/04/13/harvard Harvard University announced Tuesday that it would add “gender identity” to its nondiscrimination policy. The two word addition has activists hoping that this is the start of something big at Harvard, and beyond. Related stories “The fact is, everyone pays attention to what Harvard does,” said Nanette Gartrell, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, who has studied nontraditional families for three decades. Harvard’s current statement prohibits discrimination on the basis of “race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability.” Joe Wrinn, a Harvard spokesman, said that the change is “part of our overall wish that all people should be judged on their merit, not their status.” The policy change makes Harvard the 53rd college or university to include gender identity in its nondiscrimination policy, according to the Transgender Law and Policy Institute.... Feminine Style . Masculine Soul. Skin In The Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr1819 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Wow! Heartening news! Perhaps it's time to go heeling... What I can't understand is why they don't just shorten it from: "Harvard’s current statement prohibits discrimination on the basis of “race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability.” to "Harvard’s current statement prohibits discrimination on any basis other than merit." uh... DUH! This is Harvard - you'd think they'd figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneehighs Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 Hmmm, maybe they like things complicated. Feminine Style . Masculine Soul. Skin In The Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr1819 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Some times people make things more complicated than they really are because they "can't see the forest through the trees," even if they are from Harvard. It's like the old "including, but not limited to a, b, c..." Well, popsickle sticks - that's "including everything." They should just say so. Cheaper that way. Save's paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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